Michelle R. Emond

Michelle R. Emond studies how the developing brain wires itself, focusing on zebrafish as a model organism. Recent work centers on a family of proteins called delta-protocadherins (including pcdh19 and pcdh17), examining how mutations in these genes affect the organization and activity of neurons in the optic tectum, a brain region involved in visual processing. The research combines genetic manipulation with calcium imaging to track how neurons respond to visual stimuli.

Publication output was low and irregular for most of the past decade but shows a sharp, concentrated spike in associated outputs (including datasets) in 2026.

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